An Empirical Study on The Implementation of the Restorative Justice: enhancing the Efficiency of the Suspending Indictment and the Taiwan\'s District Governmental Crime Mediating Mechanism(II)

In the end, 498 valid and effective questionnaires in total were collected and analyzed. The data is then analyzed through operating independent-samples t test, One-way ANOVA, Pearson’s product-moment correlation, and the analysis of stepwise linear regression. The result comes out as follows: 1.The restorative effects of criminal case mediation system are: positive responses in the degrees of satisfaction on the mediation and on result, the degree of restoration, and identification with mediation system. 2.There are highly-revealing correlations between the degree of satisfaction on mediation and one demographic variable , gender.

However, there is no significant correlation found between other demographic variables and the degree of satisfaction. Above all, all types of practice benefits turn out to be positive among different personal characteristics. 3.Significant correlations are only found between the variable of whether parties meet each other before mediation service or not in characteristics of mediation events and the degree of satisfaction on mediation.

Moreover, there is no significant difference between the characteristics of mediation events and the restorative effect of mediation. 4.Whatever subjective procedural variations, the parties have high restorative effect of mediation. 5. Whatever objective procedural variations, the parties have high restorative effect of mediation. 6.The restorative effect becomes more obvious in conditions when the offenders and victims were provided with the opportunities for sufficient dialogue and negotiation.

Under this circumstance, the offenders hold relatively positive feelings toward the victims. 7.Significant correlations are only found between the variable of whether parties shake hands or not and practice effect of mediation. Moreover, there are high significant correlations between whether compensate or accept for the other party or not and degrees of satisfaction on the mediation and on result, but there are no significant correlations between whether compensate or accept for the other party or not and the degree of restoration, and identification with mediation system. 8.Correlation analysis and stepwise linear regression show that most of the restorative effect for those who participate in mediation under influence revolves around subjective, objective procedural and interaction between offenders and victims conditions.

This analysis of survey questionnaires conclude that the restorative effect of mediation is highly related to operational procedure. The attitudes and concept of the mediator shown during the mediation play a important role during the process, and interaction between offenders and victims .Consequently, it is suggested that there is a need to adjust the traditional impressions of judicial personnel as dignified and create a warmer and consideration judicial environment for mediation.

In addition, the offenders and victims were provided with the opportunities for sufficient dialogue and negotiation would accelerate restoration. Mediation operated with the spirit of restorative justice is believed to be beneficial in creating a more peaceful and included society.